No streetcars or hints of streetcars in this photo, although I was rather surprised by it. It's a Silverwood's horse drawn milk wagon and milkman making their rounds somewhere in 1930s or 1940s Toronto. I speculate the photo was shot by my uncle, near the family home on Leroy Ave., probably in the early 1940s or late 1930s. The milkman appears to be caught mid-stride. The horse looks a bit dejected, or maybe is just resigned to its job. Toronto is looking rather bucolic in this picture.
Growing up in Hillsboro, IL in the later 1940's we had our milk, butter and eggs delivered by a horse drawn wagon. I could hear him coming down the brick street almost a block away. The horse knew the route and would go a few houses down the street after the milkman would exchange the empties for full bottles. A real treat for an 7 year old in a small town.
ReplyDeleteI think Toronto also still had horse drawn milk delivery in a few places after WWII.
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